Error "The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occurred."
Open up the Windows task manager, kill the process named adb.exe, and re-launch your program.
Use:
Open Task Manager → Processes → adb.exe → End Process → restart Eclipse
This worked for me.
And:
Open Task Manager → Processes → eclipse.exe → End Process → restart Eclipse
Try the below steps:
- Close Eclipse if running
- Go to the Android SDK platform-tools directory in the command prompt
- Type
adb kill-server(Eclipse should be closed before issuing these commands) - Then type
adb start-server - No error message is thrown while starting the ADB server, then ADB is started successfully.
- Now you can start Eclipse again.
It worked for me this way.
Restart your phone as well!
[2012-07-04 11:24:25 - The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occurred.
[2012-07-04 11:24:25 - You must restart adb and Eclipse.
[2012-07-04 11:24:25 - Please ensure that adb is correctly located at '/home/ASDK/platform-tools/adb' and can be executed
I realized the folder of the project in Eclipse was closed. I expanded the directory and the project launched. I know this may sound like a "no-brainer". I had the .java files open on the workspace, and that was enough to make me think the project was open.